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Brit hopeful’s crash deflates speedway’s biggest night

Tony Hoare, 02 June 2013 09:59

Britain’s world speedway championship contender Tai Woffinden spectacularly crashed out of his home Grand Prix at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium last night. He now faces a massive battle to be fit for the next round of the championship. Woffinden was left with a broken collarbone from a crash in the 14th race of the night at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and has ...

Sam Sunderland thrilled with new HRC Dakar deal

Matthew Birt, 31 May 2013 14:20

Dubai-based Brit Sam Sunderland reckons his new factory HRC deal for the 2014 Dakar is like a ‘dream come true’. Sunderland is part of a five-strong factory HRC effort that will compete in next year’s famous Dakar event, which kicks off on January 5 in Argentina and finishes in Chile on January 18. Sunderland was part of the Team HRC ...

Cyril Despres signs with Yamaha

Liam Marsden, 30 May 2013 10:14

Cyril Despres has signed a two year deal with Yamaha to race for them in 2014 and 2015. The Frenchman will take part in the Sardegna Rally, Rally Dos Setoes, Desafio Inca and the Dakar Rally. The five time Dakar winner made the announcement today after he left KTM in March 2013. Despres had been with the Austrian manufacturer for ...

Woffinden ends British speedway drought

Tony Hoare, 19 May 2013 11:02

British rider Tai Woffinden took his country’s first speedway Grand Prix win in six years in Prague last night. The 22-year-old from Scunthorpe was the second highest scorer in the qualifying heats and earned a showdown in the deciding final race with the top qualifier, Russia’s Emil Sayfutdinov. When the Russian made a false start in the final and was ...

Video: David Knight last to first in Barcelona SuperEnduro race

Michael Guy, 12 February 2013 15:05

Three time world Enduro champion David Knight took a stunning race win in the Barcelona SuperEnduro round on Sunday. The 34 year old Honda rider stormed from the back of the grid to force his way past the best extreme Enduro riders in the world to take a brilliant win. Speaking to MCN Knight said: “In the first race of the ...

Troy Bayliss Classic sorts the men from the MotoGP boys

Nick Byrne, 22 January 2013 10:54

The inaugural Troy Bayliss flat-track classic brought together many of the biggest names in two-wheeled motorsport from Australia and overseas for a truly unique event. It wasn’t designed to prove MotoGP riders are second best when it comes to a real man’s form of racing, but that’s how it turned out, with no blue-riband-class rider featuring in the top ten. ...

Stage 14: Despres takes Dakar win number five

Michael Guy, 20 January 2013 02:47

Frenchman Cyril Despres dreams of winning his fifth Dakar in eight years became a reality when the factory KTM rider secured victory in Santiago today. The 38 year old finished 14th position on the delayed final stage, but after losing only 3m58s to stage winner Francisco Lopez he did enough to secure the victory.Even without long time rival Marc Coma ...

Dakar Stage 13: Brits deliver impressive results on penultimate stage of Dakar

Michael Guy, 19 January 2013 14:01

The five strong British based contingents all had positive days on the penultimate stage of the Dakar with Stan Watt and Tim Forman moving up to 25th and 26th place respectively in the overall standings. For Forman his escalation in the standings came after finishing 28th on the stage today – his best result of the race to date. He ...

Dakar Stage 12: Brits Round-up

Michael Guy, 18 January 2013 09:20

Stage 12 of the 2013 Dakar saw the remaining UK based riders continue to deliver results despite battling fatigue and injury. Tim Forman was once again the highest placed Brit finishing in 36th place on the stage, a result that has moved him up to 32nd overall. Forman said: “I definitely had a better day than yesterday. I started the ...

Dakar Stage 12: Eventful day for Poskitt in tough stage

Michael Guy, 18 January 2013 09:16

Lyndon Poskitt experienced first hand the challenges of the Dakar after a highly eventful stage 11 saw him have to cope with potential race ending technical problems. The 34 year old Brit realised 30km into the 392km timed special that his front mudguard was loose and that his front brake had stopped working. Poskitt explained. “When I stopped to work ...